Blood Vessel and Structure

Question 1

What are the type if blood vessels?

Answer 1

Arteries
Arerioles
Capillaries
Venules
Veins

Question 2

What are venules?

Answer 2

Collect blood from capillaries

Question 3

What are capillaries?

Answer 3

They are the smallest blood vessels and they hold exchange between blood and interstitial fluid

Question 4

What are the layers of the Vessel walls?

Answer 4

Tunica interna
Tunica Media
Tunica Externa

Question 5

What is the Tunica interna?

Answer 5

The innermost layer and contains squamous epithelium which has a smooth surface to prevent friction and also with walls thicker than 1mm then it contains a subendothelial layer which supports the endothelialium

Question 6

What does the subendothelial layer consist of?

Answer 6

Loose elastic tissue and a basement membrane

Question 7

What is the Tunica media?

Answer 7

The middle layer
It is made up of smooth concentric tissue in the elastic tissue and the smooth muscle is regulated by sympathetic vasomotor fibers of the autonomic system

Question 8

What is the Tunica externa?

Answer 8

The outermost layer,which has loosely woven Collagen fibers which support,protect and reinforce the vessel to its surrounding structures